stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
again and again; repeatedly
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
mixture; jumble; blend; making a cord by entwining threads of various colours
to become locked; to lock
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
strength in one's arms; physical strength; muscular strength; force; violence
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to strain (one's stomach); to bear down (during childbirth); to push down
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to pile up and up; to pile up more and more; to mount (e.g. debts, concerns)
dust; small debris (e.g. dirt, crumbs); trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
end (of life); death; demise; (peacefully) spending one's final years
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
filling a vacancy; supplementation; substitute; deputy; alternate
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
wide (esp. of clothing); broad
full view; total picture; whole story; full particulars; all the details
untrodden (region, field of study, etc.); unprecedented (discovery, achievement, etc.)
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to live; to reside; to inhabit
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
vast; boundless; vague; obscure
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage